Joe King
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wow that looks like some sort of edible confectionaryFeast your eyes on some of these nuggets:
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wow that looks like some sort of edible confectionaryFeast your eyes on some of these nuggets:
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MashaAllah! Sick high quality wood you got there!! beautiful formation to match as well. where's it from?Lovely piece of Oud...
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MashaAllah! Sick high quality wood you got there!! beautiful formation to match as well. where's it from?
Dearest Rasoul, I cannot say anything about aroma, but the pieces look excessively clean. Not jungle-y look they show. I mean not rough tough. Seem to be rinsed and rubbed to beautify the chunks.View attachment 4549 1996 maluku wood Ensar Oud
So now I get it. Ensar told me basically his comments in taha philipina wood with kyen comment was genuine and not meant as anything other than lovely piece of wood. Or the back to basics post Kruger made on the wood they use which looked very ordinary to novice eyes is actually seriously high quality wood. Why did so many of us get it wrong?
The message is the mentality of darker the wood the better the scent is incorrect. More resination the higher the grade is incorrect. Yes. And he sent me something to prove it. Well I bought it. Pretty pricy too. Wana say $45 a gram and you have 10 grams here. I share this so you don’t think oh well low-grade wood too can be nice and emit pleasant scent. No no No. this is something else.
Feast your eyes on this very ordinary wood. Well, it is anything but. Completely and totally different note, scent, behavior and profile. Love child of malinau and philipina. Borneo50k oil meats philipina 1. Amazing top notes and profound projection. Wood is chuck full of oil. Tons of micro bubbles on the wood is visible when in high heat subitism. Most delicately woven notes on low heat. It doesn’t have that thick honey darker note of let’s say duhl q but it has something else equally pretty.
I do however wonder why didn’t ensar share this with us and educate the newbies with simple language use and layman terms. Then again he is how and who he is. It is not his responsibility. it would be nice but the participation and time of distillers spent in the forums is not something to be expected but appreciated. I miss imperial Shareef taha adam ensar.... posts and inputs. We had so much lovely educational discussion. Then every time people’s feathers get ruffled and thread goes sideways. A month long of nasty posts on all sides manifests and then we go back to square one.
I know what I am going to do. Be tolerant. Remain objective and continue to stay neutral.
Are we supposed to guess its weight?Lovely piece of Oud...
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I’ll inquire the background on the wood and why it looks as it goes etc.Dearest Rasoul, I cannot say anything about aroma, but the pieces look excessively clean. Not jungle-y look they show. I mean not rough tough. Seem to be rinsed and rubbed to beautify the chunks.
Yes, you sre right overly resinous does not mean aroma in abundance.
This is interesting, I didn't know that less resinous could be better smelling than more resinous. Good to know. So basically smell before you buy.Oh no, no. I just endorsed your point that apparently less black and less resinous can be highly aromatic. No doubt. Yes, I tried AA's phillipina wood and the scent was unforgettable.
This is interesting, I didn't know that less resinous could be better smelling than more resinous. Good to know. So basically smell before you buy.
Yes.Should I do a Habz style contest...guess the weight???
Shipping charges are to be paid if one doesn't want a friendly contest.Any suggestions???
What's wrong with them?Today was crazy!!
I went through all my woods and did a quick test of aroma
What a grueling task
Now I have some chips/batches that I don’t want anymore. Rejects!
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I feel like just throwing them away.
I don’t feel right giving them away because you should share things you like, not your rejects
But if someone wants to try them anyway, I wouldn’t mind shipping it to them for free.
Should I do a Habz style contest...guess the weight???
Any suggestions???
Dear Rai, these are rejects, I would not dream of charging any $$Yes.
Shipping charges are to be paid if one doesn't want a friendly contest.
They are not very aromatic.What's wrong with them?